Osian Rajasthan
Rajasthan Tour Dairies
Day 1
We are starting our Trip from The city of Jodthpur.
After reaching the hotel we went for lunch first. Then we started our trip to Osian city and to seek the blessings of Sachayay Mata. Really a divine feeling. Of course she sits on the hill top and you need to climb about 100 steps to reach the sanctum Santorum. The temple is more than 300 years old but well maintained.
The view from the top is phenomenal. What an auspicious start to our Rajasthan tour
Osian (also spelt Osiyan) is an ancient town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is an oasis in the Thar Desert. The town is a panchayat village and the headquarters for Osian tehsil. It lies 69 km (43 mi) by road north of the district headquarters at Jodhpur, on a diversion off the main Jodhpur – Bikaner Highway. The under-construction Amritsar Jamnagar Expressway passes through this town.
An important pilgrimage
centre for the Oswal Jain and Maheshwari community, Osian was the major silk
trading route back in the 12th century. The cluster of temples of Osian is
the major attraction with the Jain Mahavira Temple being built in 783 A.D. by
King Vatsaraja. The heritage of Osian is sure to enchant the visitors with its
grandeur and charisma.
The mother
goddess Sachiya (also spelled as Sachayay Mata and Sachchiyay Mata,
Maa Jagat
Bhawani Shri Sachchiyay Mataji was historically called Shri Osiya Mataji.
An archaeological team found many samples, statues, and paintings there. Depictions included the ancient deity of Harihar Vasudeva with baby Krishna on his head, Krishna fighting with a horse, the killing of Putna, Kalidaman, Govardhan dharan, and butter stealing Krishna along with images of Balram which seem to represent him as the incarnation of Seshnag.
Osiya was once a large town. Telivada was situated 3 miles (4.8 km) away in Tinvari village. Pandit ji ki Dhani (now the small village of Pandit pur) is 6 miles (9.7 km) away. A further 6 miles (9.7 km) away is Kshatripura. At 24 miles (39 km) is Lohavat, home of iron smiths. 108 Jain temples were found in Osiya.
Legend
Goddess Sachi was a daughter of the Asura Kind Pauloma. The benevolent King Pauloma ruled a great kingdom,
sponsoring many Brahmins eg Shukracharya. Vritra was the chief of Pauloma's army, and he wanted to marry
Sachi. However, Sachi considered this proposal insulting, as she did not want
to marry a servant of her father. Knowing the thoughts of Sachi, Vrut left the
service of Pauloma and worshipped Lord Shiva, a common god of the Asuras. Shiva gave Vrut his
blessings, and the boon that he could not be killed by any known weapons. Vrut,
with his magic, assembled a great army, and with this virtue of immortality, he
set out to win the Aryan lands and carve out a kingdom greater than Pauloma's.
It was the duty of Indra, the king of the gods, to defend the kingdom from Vrut.
Knowing that Vrut had the blessing of immortality, Indra approached Sage Dadhichi for Dadhichi had bones tougher than any known weapon.
Dadhichi gave his bones to Indra, by performing a self-sacrifice, and Indra
prepared a weapon, known as Vajra, from these bones. (The highest award of bravery in
India, the Param Vir Chakra, bears the symbol of Vajra.) Since bones had never before
been used for a weapon, this defied the condition of immortality for Vrut.
The armies met on the
battlefield, but Indra proposed that instead of allowing the full forces to
fight, resulting in huge carnage, he and Vrut alone should fight; the victor
would take over the other's army and would marry Sachi. Indra emerged from this
challenge victorious.
The Kuldevi of Oswals
Maa Jagat Bhawani Shri Sachchiyay Mataji also called Shri Osiya Mataji is Kuldevi of Oswals and panwar (parmar) rajputs of rajasthan. A large temple of Chamunda Mata was built in Upkeshpur, presently known as Osiya. The temple was known for Chamatkars/ miracles and attracted many worshippers.
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